The Grace Christian Academy Rams will face off against the Austin-East Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grace Christian Academy has six straight wins, Austin-East has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Grace Christian Academy gave up the first points last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They claimed a resounding 47-12 victory over Lakeway Christian Academy on the road. Considering the Rams have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Terrion Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 161 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Edmondson, who threw for 209 yards and a touchdown while completing 84% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Austin-East had to suffer through a 43-7 loss at the hands of Alcoa. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Tornadoes are ranked tenth).
Grace Christian Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Austin-East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Grace Christian Academy has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 290 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Austin-East, though, as they've been averaging only 63.8. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Grace Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Austin-East when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 47-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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